Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1967
I Second That Emotion was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 11 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
UK4M-1776-1- 370M12 WO-S-J-370M12 ⋉ ARPA-side Runout
UK4M-1777-1- ARP ⋉ W-LI-I-191315 19135B-side Runout
WO-SJ-370M12A-side Label
W-LI-I-191315B-side Label
UR4M -1776-1-C A1 WO-S-J-370M12 S[sideways] RRunout, side A, stamped [1 WO-S-J-370M12 etched]
UK4M -1777-1 C A2 R S[sideways] W-LI-191315Runout, side B, stamped [2, 1 WO-S-J-370M12 etched]
WO-SJ-370M12 UK4M-1776Label, side A
W-LI-I-191315 UK4M-1777Label, side B
W0-S-J-370M12 O (MR in a circle) Δ68795A side runout etched
UK4M -1776-1-AA side runout stamped
W-LI-I-191315 O (MR in a circle) Δ68796B side runout etched
UK4M -1777-1-AB side runout stamped
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-187First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Brazil | Tamla CS 1.315 / Rozenblit CS 1.315First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Tamla Motown FT 114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Tamla Motown 45TMC 8027First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.666First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 631First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 631First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 631First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54159First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54159 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Tamla Motown7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Tamla Motown TMC 352597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMJ 1507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
29 vinyl pressings of I Second That Emotion are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla T-54159, released October 19, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54159, T-54159 DJ, TMG 631, GO 25.689) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UK4M-1776-1- 370M12 WO-S-J-370M12 ⋉ ARP and UK4M-1777-1- ARP ⋉ W-LI-I-191315 19135. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
